Reviews
When the Roses Come Again
With When the Roses Come Again, finger-style guitarist extraordinaire Daniel Bachman has officially ventured beyond the local solar system and...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2024
Two Boats Under the Moon
Those who have followed Donald Lindsay’s musical output may be surprised to learn that Two Boats Under the Moon is...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: July/2025
Amarrate!
Amarrate! loosely translates as ‘Buckle Up!’ and this latest release by award-winning outfit Soneros de Verdad certainly takes listeners on...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Sixth Sense
The Taal Tantra Experience with Tanmoy Bose
This is Taal Tantra’s second album, in which Indian and German musicians combine raga and jazz, fusing European and Indian...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Orbits
In their debut release Spirit, Auckland-based collective The Circling Sun deftly explored ensemble jazz with an appealing retro feel. Their...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: September/2025
Goro le Goro
It's little wonder that the phenomenon of Bulgarian folk-based choirs, with their stirring, romantic and otherworldly sound, have captured imaginations...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Apr/May/2012
Gold Has Worn Away
Benji Kirkpatrick & The Excess
Benji Kirkpatrick is a founder member of big-band folk trailblazers Bellowhead and a current member of Faustus, but he is...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2020
L’Oeil Du Coeur
This is not your everyday easy listening album. For those without a strong grasp of Arabic and/or French, either a...
Reviewed by Gus Isherwood in issue: October/2013
Otherworldly
The Pyramids formed at Antioch College, Ohio in 1972 as an avant– garde cosmic jazz band, influenced by the likes...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2013
Rhythm & Jews Revisited
New York klezmer band The Klezmatics are celebrating their 40th anniversary and that includes a (first-time) vinyl release of absolutely...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/2026
